Psilocybin-containingHymenogastraceaeEurope
Galerina steglichii
Psilocybin-active Galerina described from Germany and very rarely recorded.
Regional status: native
- Cap
- Tawny brown, hygrophanous, small
- Gills
- Adnate, ochre to rusty brown
- Stem
- Slender, with a fragile ring zone
- Flesh
- Thin, pale brown; no blue reaction
- Spore print
- Rusty brown
- Habitat
- Wood chips and plant debris in greenhouses and gardens
- Distribution
- Described from Germany; very rarely recorded
- Season
- Autumn
- Bruising
- No blue bruising
- Odour
- Faintly mealy
- Potency
- Unknown
Key features
- ▪Found on wood chips and plant debris in greenhouses and gardens
- ▪Spore print rusty brown
- ▪No blue bruising
Field tests
- Take a spore print before any identification
- Check for blue bruising on the stem base
- Compare against deadly rusty-spored lookalikes
Edibility
Psilocybin-containing. Not a food species; legal status varies by country.
Warning
Photographs and app results can never establish that a mushroom is safe to eat. Deadly Galerina, Conocybe and Amanita species grow in the same habitats and can look near-identical in the field.
Photo and feature-based identification is probabilistic. Never consume a wild mushroom on the basis of an app result — confirm with an experienced mycologist.